Yep, both good ideas :-) One thing I think of: a 'mapper'-dialog could maybe also be used in the some algorithms like an 'union between 2 layers' and other algorithms which handle 2 or more feature types etc etc
Regards, Richard Duivenvoorde On 28-10-16 10:54, Neumann, Andreas wrote: > Hi Arnaud, > > This sounds like a very useful feature to have. A big +1! > > Not sure if it requires a QEP - but it never hurts to do one. Perhaps > other people have more idea, once they see a description or mockup. > > Thanks in advance! > > Andreas > > On 2016-10-27 17:52, Arnaud Morvan wrote: > >> Hello QGIS devs, >> >> I want to add a field mapper dialog when pasting features to layers. >> >> For now when pasting features with attributes names that do not exists >> on the destination layer, >> those attributes values are lost. >> >> When clipboard fields and destination layer fields are not strictly >> the sames, >> In QGIS 3.0, I want to popup a new dialog with fields mapper configurator. >> >> Dialog UI could be similar to Refactor Fields Algorithm, showing a >> list of destination fields : >> >> source expression (expression widgets) => destination field >> >> For example, I often use this workflow : >> Open a shapefile or autocad file. >> Use the refactor fields to get temporary layer with same fields as >> destination. >> Paste to postgis database layer. >> >> I think having this dialog showing up when needed could really ease >> data manipulation from one layer to another. >> And I want to give the possibility to use expressions. >> >> Any remarks, do you think I need to open to open a QEP for that ? >> >> Regards > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-developer mailing list > Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org > List info: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > Unsubscribe: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > _______________________________________________ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org List info: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer Unsubscribe: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer